ALAN King will send Medermit to Haydock for Saturday’s Betfair Chase.

Last year's winner Cue Card heads a select list of nine horses confirmed for Grade One race.

Colin Tizzard's stable star could renew rivalry with Dynaste and Silviniaco Conti, a respective second and third in the Grade One 12 months ago.

Cue Card has had the benefit of a seasonal reappearance in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter, as has the Paul Nicholls-trained Silviniaco Conti, who ran in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby.

The talented pair are expected to improve for their preps in which both horses were beaten.

On the other hand, the David Pipe-trained Dynaste has not raced since finishing second to Silviniaco Conti in the Betfred Bowl at Aintree in April.

Menorah, who had the latter back in fifth in the Charlie Hall, could try to continue Philip Hobbs' tremendous run of form.

Other horses from the Wetherby race in at Haydock are runner-up Taquin Du Seuil, from Jonjo O'Neill's yard, Medermit and the seventh and last home, David Bridgwater's The Giant Bolster.

The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Double Ross and Kim Bailey's Harry Topper complete the list of possibles.